• ABC - et flaggskip 

      Blix, Ellen; Lukasse, Mirjam; Eri, Tine Schauer; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Dalbye, Rebecka; Bernitz, Stine; Vedeler, Carina; Kaasen, Anne (Others, 2019)
      ABC er et flaggskip i norsk fødselsomsorg. OUS burde vært stolt av det i stedet for å fjerne svangerskapsomsorgen fra ABC og derved gjøre tilbudet dårligere.
    • Births in freestanding midwifery-led units in Norway: What women view as important aspects of care 

      Nørstebø, Heidi Strand; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Blix, Ellen; Bakken, Kjersti Sletten; Eri, Tine Schauer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objective: To describe what women view as important aspects of care when giving birth in freestanding midwifery-led units in Norway. Methods: Data from four open-ended questions in the Babies Born Better survey, Version ...
    • The “Doing” of Compassionate Care in the Context of Childbirth From a Women’s Perspective 

      Vedeler, Carina Sofie Skullerud; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Downe, Soo; Eri, Tine Schauer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Women who are giving birth need to be met with compassion and understanding from healthcare professionals. However, there are growing concerns about the perceived lack of compassion in the delivery of healthcare services ...
    • Exploring women’s self-reported health problems in pregnancy in the UK and Norway 

      Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Eri, Tine Schauer; Downe, Soo; Fredriksen, Eva Haukeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-04)
      Women usually conceptualize pregnancy as a normal physiological state. In contrast, formal maternity care provision tends to be focused on pathology and risk. The authors aim to explore the extent to which childbearing ...
    • Giving birth and becoming a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of 806 women's responses to three open-ended questions in an online survey. 

      Eri, Tine Schauer; Blix, Ellen; Downe, Soo; Vedeler, Carina; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika (Midwifery;Volume 109, June 2022, 103321, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-26)
      Background: When Europe was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, changes were made in maternity care to reduce infections. In Norway, hospital maternity wards, postnatal wards, and neonatal units’ companions and visitors were ...
    • How much synthetic oxytocin is infused during labour? A review and analysis of regimens used in 12 countries 

      Daly, Deirdre; Minnie, Karin; Blignaut, Alwiena; Blix, Ellen; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Dencker, Anna; Beeckmann, Katrien; Gross, Mechthild M.; Pehelke-Milde, Jessica; Grylika-Baeschlin, Susanne; Koenig-Bachmann, Martina; Clausen, Jette Aaroe; Hadjigeorgiou, Eleni; Morano, Sandra; Iannuzzi, Laura; Baranowska, Barbara; Kiersnowska, Iwona; Uvnäs-Moberg, Kerstin (PLoS ONE; 15(7): e0227941, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-28)
      Objective: To compare synthetic oxytocin infusion regimens used during labour, calculate the International Units (IU) escalation rate and total amount of IU infused over eight hours. Design: Observational study. Setting: ...
    • Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma (Review) 

      Aasheim, Vigdis; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Reinar, Liv Merete; Lukasse, Mirjam (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background Most vaginal births are associated with trauma to the genital tract. The morbidity associated with perineal trauma can be significant, especially when it comes to third- and fourth-degree tears. Different ...
    • Practice, skills and experience with the Pinard stethoscope for intrapartum Foetal monitoring: Focus group interviews with Norwegian midwives 

      Engelhart, Christina Hernandez; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Pay, Aase Serine Devold; Maude, Robyn; Kaasen, Anne; Blix, Ellen (Midwifery;Volume 108, May 2022, 103288, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-01)
      Objective: In most high-income countries, the cardiotocography and handheld Doppler device have replaced the Pinard stethoscope for intrapartum foetal monitoring. As a result, the skills required to use the Pinard are ...
    • What women emphasise as important aspects of care in childbirth – an online survey 

      Vedeler, Carina; Nilsen, Anne Britt Vika; Blix, Ellen; Downe, Soo; Eri, Tine Schauer (BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-17)
      Objective: To explore and describe what women who have given birth in Norway emphasise as important aspects of care during childbirth. Design: The study is based on data from the Babies Born Better online survey, version ...